Get the FX1 if you can afford it. Even if you don't shoot HD now, it has a true 16:9 CCD, whereas the VX2100 fakes it electronically. As for profes...
The only difference is more or less dropouts, but dropouts are fairly rare anyway.
I'd go for Premiere at the low end. There used to be some great deals where you could buy a $100 Firewire card and got a free copy of Premiere include...
They're very different cameras: Z1 - 1080i, fixed lens, Handycam-style JVC - 720p, interchangeable lens, shoulder mounted So take your pick b...
A lot of laptops have Firewire (aka IEEE1394) ports, then you can connect a DV or HDV camera direct to the computer. Movie-maker should be OK for m...
Some people do, but it will depend on the laptop, software and video format.
Kind of :). I'm not sure which software they use, but you can do a lot these days with fairly cheap PC software. The main issue is that they would ...
It's best to start with a script :). Base it around what you know you can get, and then it will be as cheap as you can make it. From what I've seen...
I'm sure I used to get that error at some point in the distant past, but don't remember what caused it. If it's only occuring at cuts between shots...
Have you tried www.archive.org? Check out their WWII movies, that might have something you could cut out to use.
Usually you'll need an OHCI-compliant PCI Firewire card: they're pretty cheap these days and not too hard to install. You can probably find one for ar...
For national TV in the UK you'd normally shoot Digibeta, or possibly DV for documentary use: either way, if they accept the show you'd normally have t...
I doubt that guy will ever invest in a movie again :).
quote:I don't know of any investor who would put up the money for a teaser. I met one guy who got just that: he was asking for a couple of million ...
I've usually found it comes out OK on DV, though I haven't tried shooting dialog scenes in a disco before.